Teen dies of injuries in early morning crash

Thursday

Aug 3, 2017 at 9:06 AMAug 3, 2017 at 8:35 PM

Austin L. Miller @almillerosb

A teenager involved in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday later died of her injuries.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers and school officials confirmed that 15-year-old Destiny Tyler of Ocala has died. After the crash, the teen had been transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

Three other people also were in the 2007 Chevy Impala when the wreck occurred at Northeast 90th Street Road and Northeast 58th Avenue at 12:35 a.m.

According to FHP officials, the Chevy was traveling east on Northeast 90th Street Road, roughly a mile east of Northeast 58th Avenue, going around a right hand curve. The car ran off the road and went onto the north grassy shoulder, where the right rear of the vehicle hit a fence line, then rotated and the left rear hit a tree.